1951 Strikeouts Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank
Don Newcombe	164	Brooklyn Dodgers	1
Warren Spahn	164	Boston Braves
Sal Maglie	146	New York Giants	3
Larry Jansen	145	New York Giants	4
Bob Rush	129	Chicago Cubs	5
Robin Roberts	127	Philadelphia Phillies	6
Mel Queen	123	Pittsburgh Pirates	7
Ewell Blackwell	120	Cincinnati Reds	8
Ralph Branca	118	Brooklyn Dodgers	9
Preacher Roe	113	Brooklyn Dodgers	10
Murry Dickson	112	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Max Surkont	110	Boston Braves	12
Bubba Church	104	Philadelphia Phillies	13
Carl Erskine	95	Brooklyn Dodgers	14
Herm Wehmeier	93	Cincinnati Reds	15
Willie Ramsdell	88	Cincinnati Reds	16
Ken Raffensberger	81	Cincinnati Reds	17
Vern Bickford	76	Boston Braves	18
Chet Nichols	71	Boston Braves	19
Tom Poholsky	70	St. Louis Cardinals	20
Paul Minner	68	Chicago Cubs	21
Jerry Staley	67	St. Louis Cardinals	22
Al Brazle	66	St. Louis Cardinals	23
Jim Hearn	66	New York Giants
Russ Meyer	65	Philadelphia Phillies	25
Name	Strikeouts	Team	Rank

	Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number. The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit? Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).